• Intermediate 7 mile ~ Ray Miller Trail and Overlook Trail in Malibu

    La Jolla Canyon 8588 Pacific Coast Hwy, 2 mi North of Sycamore Canyon, Ventura, CA, US

    Join us on an out and back hike up the Ray Miller Trail and the Overlook Trail. We’ll enjoy beautiful ocean views as we descend. We'll pick up about 1300’ gain on this 7 mile adventure. Lying along the brilliant blue Pacific Ocean at the west end of Malibu (just shy of Port Hueneme), the […]

  • Lindero Canyon Road to Simi Peak – Intermediate

    Lindero Canyon & Wembly Lindero Canyon Road & Wembly Ave, Oak Park, CA, US

    http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/3/a/0/event_167038272.jpeg This hike has some rocky parts, but no scrambling. This hike will take us on a scenic trip from the suburbs of Oak Park to the top of Simi Peak, which overlooks both the Simi and Conejo Valleys and offers splendid views of the Santa Monica range and offshore islands to the south and […]

  • Happy Camp Canyon

    Happy Camp Regional Park Happy Camp Canyon Road, Moorpark, CA, United States

    Happy Camp Canyon Park was once part of a large cattle ranch. It is an important wildlife corridor linking the Simi Hills with the Santa Susana Mountains. It is a lush riparian oak woodland with an intermittent stream. It's a beautiful park right in our backyards.(Writeup modified from Jan Lyon's hike description. Thank You Jan!) […]

  • Ride the Two Winds (Dos Vientos) – Gentler Friendly

    Dos Vientos Community Park 4801 Borchard Rd, Newbury Park, CA, US

    Let's meet at the Community Center under the solar panels in the parking lot. This hike will be in addition to Peter's hike at Happy Camp Canyon, but we will be a little slower. This hike will loop around the periphery of Dos Vientos Open Space, passing Twin Ponds, overlooking Potrero Road and the Oxnard […]

  • Los Robles EAST/Moorpark Trail

    Los Robles Trail 351 S Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    NOTE: IF YOU SIGN-UP FOR THIS HIKE, BE SURE TO TAKE YOURSELF OFF THE OTHER TUESDAY HIKE. This is an alternative hike for Tuesday and in place of Jaesoon's hike. We will meet at the end of Moorpark and head East on the the trail, turning around at the 2 1/2 mile marker. We will […]

  • Intermediate Hike ~ Palo Comado / Cheseboro Loop via Ranch Center trail

    Palo Comado Canyon - Doubletree trailhead Doubletree Road, Oak Park, CA, United States

    This week we’ll do a loop around the northeastern regions of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and the Las Virgenes Open Space. This area traverses many ecosystems, including riparian, chaparral, and the rockscape from Galaxy Quest. The area is generally dry, but very nice! We'll be hiking about 7 miles/1100’ gain over the […]

  • Doin’ the Big, Fig Newton Canyon

    BBT - Kanan Dume 1720 Kanan Dume Rd, Malibu, CA, US

    http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/a/2/4/event_99467652.jpeg From the Kanan Rd trailhead, we'll jump on the Backbone Trail for a cruise down into Newton Canyon. On our way there, we'll cross the creek, pass under an oak canopy, and come out into an opening. At the opening, look toward the sandstone formations in the distance, and we may see a flow […]

  • All Aboarddddd the Southern Pacific Express – Gentler Friendly

    Wildwood Avenue Trail head 936 Wildwood Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/9/6/event_99896982.jpeg Don’t be left behind for this hike or we will giggle when you come racing down the street to catch up! We are starting this Wildwood hike from Wildwood Avenue NOT Wildwood Park. One of many ways to experience versatile Wildwood Park, we'll start on the ridge, and travel down to the Santa Rosa […]

  • Wildwood Central Park ~ Gentler Friendly

    Wildwood Regional Park 928 W Avenida De Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

    Because Thursday's hike has a waiting list, I'm adding another hike for Thursday close to, but miles apart from Laurie's hike. The second hike will be a little slower and with less elevation gain. Feel free to change hikes, but don't forget to CANCEL the hike you leave. Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks is one […]

 

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